This is the class blog for Eng 1102 at GA Tech called "Fiction, Human Rights, and Social Responsibility." The purpose of this blog is to extend our discussion beyond the classroom and to become aware of human rights issues that exist in the world today and how technology has played a role in either solving or aggravating them. Blogs will be a paragraph long (250 words) and students will contribute once every three weeks according to class number. Entries must be posted by Friday midnight.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Domestic Violence Issues

This article really opened my eyes to the severity of a
certain issue: domestic violence.Oftentimes, this issue is not represented enough because it often goes
unreported; many times, victims are too afraid to call out their abusers because
of fear of retaliation, and this is certainly a valid fear.Many of the attempts of women for help end up
in the situation not changing at all. In
this article, the woman sought out many different outlets for help: shelters,
social workers, even the police, and the end result is nothing; she basically
has no choice but to return to her abusive husband with her five children.

This particular incident happened in Hungary, but similar
situations occur every single day to many women and children all over the
world.I think that the reason that this
issue is so prevalent in so many countries, especially the more “developed”
ones that have the means to effectively reduce the amount of incidents is
either ignorance or pure indifference.In
the article, it states that Hungary’s reforms to curb domestic violence says
that prosecutors can only take action after the women report being assaulted on
two separate occasions. This is completely ridiculous to me.

How come two people can be arrested and sent to jail instantly
for having a street fight, but a woman who gets abused by her partner requires extensive
evidence in order to ensure her justice and safety?Why do governments and law enforcement seem
to pay more attention to people not paying their share of taxes instead of the
helpless citizens getting beaten under their watch?It seems to me like the priorities of many
countries around the world need to be checked, and until that happens,
situations like this are going to continue to be prevalent.